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pitiable
[ pit-ee-uh-buhl ]
adjective
- evoking or deserving pity; lamentable:
pitiable homeless pets.
- evoking or deserving contemptuous pity; miserable; contemptible:
a pitiable lack of character.
pitiable
/ ˈɪɪəə /
adjective
- exciting or deserving pity or contempt
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Derived Forms
- ˈ辱پ, adverb
- ˈ辱پԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- 辱····Ա noun
- 辱··· adverb
- ܲ·辱··· adjective
- un·辱··· adverb
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As his tweet demonstrates, it's often too pitiable to warrant a word as powerful as "toxic."
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“Fat people are either the punchline or we are this pitiable figure,” he said in a video conversation.
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Surely women aren’t so pitiable as to need a participation certificate every time we try.
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It’s a sign of independence and commitment to her vocation rather than a pitiable condition.
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They both have a lot riding on this journey, which they’ve come to believe is their last chance to wring some meaning out of lives other people see as pitiable.
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